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  1. #1
    Røbert M
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    When and if Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless, they will soon thereafter
    lose the right to use the AT&T name.

    AT&T wants to again have its own Wireless brand (so as to have a full
    suite of services to sell) (as does MCI).

    To that end like AT&T has reached a deal to sell Wireless services under
    its own brand name, but use the SprintPCS network, like Virgin Mobile
    does.

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...9&e=2&u=/nm/20
    040518/bs_nm/telecoms_sprint_att_dc


    (cut and paste the link if Outlook Express "breaks it")

    ============================

    Meanwhile that leaves MCI. Three possibilities:

    1. MCI will remain wioth no cellular business (unlikely)

    2. MCI will resell Sprint's network like AT&T is now signed on to do.

    3. Sprint will buy MCI, now valued at less than $5 Billion after
    emerging from bankruptcy. Although they may now have to compete with
    Telmex.

    http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040513/telecoms_mci_1.html

    Sure a sign of how Bushnomics has changed things if Mexican concerns are
    now getting ready to buy American Industries?

    Have you got your Bush $2 gasolene yet?



    See More: AT&T Wireless to be reborn




  2. #2
    Bob Smith
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    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn


    "Røbert M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > When and if Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless, they will soon thereafter
    > lose the right to use the AT&T name.
    >
    > AT&T wants to again have its own Wireless brand (so as to have a full
    > suite of services to sell) (as does MCI).
    >
    > To that end like AT&T has reached a deal to sell Wireless services under
    > its own brand name, but use the SprintPCS network, like Virgin Mobile
    > does.
    >
    > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...9&e=2&u=/nm/20
    > 040518/bs_nm/telecoms_sprint_att_dc
    >
    > (cut and paste the link if Outlook Express "breaks it")


    I was going to post the same info, but put in a link EVERYONE can click on,
    instead of having to do a copy & paste. Why don't you use tinyurl.com
    Phillipe? For those that don't want to copy & paste, here's another link to
    the Reuters article - http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f

    Bob





  3. #3
    Nebby00007
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    For those that don't want to copy & paste, here's another link to the Reuters
    article - <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f">http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f</A>

    Thank you for that.

    SprintPCS apparently makes good money from its deal with Virgin Wireless, and
    likely stands to be helped a lot by this 5 year deal with AT&T, which would
    then be hard for AT&T to discontinue, and Sprint PCS could be in the drivers
    seat in negotiating a renewal. The Network is built for Sprint's use, and
    incremental use is just wonderful for the bean counters. Hopefully not too many
    cases of the networks being overused (like happened in Chicago earlier on for
    Sprint PCS) will occur. Its very frustrating for users to not be able to place
    a call
    when they feel the need (i.e. a heavy rainfall at 5 PM).



  4. #4
    Scott Nelson - Wash DC
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    I wonder if Mobile to Mobile calls will be treated as such to AT&T v2?
    Are SprintPCS calls to Virgin Mobile calls treated as MtoM?

    Or are they going to get their own block of numbers or do they already have
    that now?

    Scotty


    "Bob Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Røbert M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > When and if Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless, they will soon thereafter
    > > lose the right to use the AT&T name.
    > >
    > > AT&T wants to again have its own Wireless brand (so as to have a full
    > > suite of services to sell) (as does MCI).
    > >
    > > To that end like AT&T has reached a deal to sell Wireless services under
    > > its own brand name, but use the SprintPCS network, like Virgin Mobile
    > > does.
    > >
    > >

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...9&e=2&u=/nm/20
    > > 040518/bs_nm/telecoms_sprint_att_dc
    > >
    > > (cut and paste the link if Outlook Express "breaks it")

    >
    > I was going to post the same info, but put in a link EVERYONE can click

    on,
    > instead of having to do a copy & paste. Why don't you use tinyurl.com
    > Phillipe? For those that don't want to copy & paste, here's another link

    to
    > the Reuters article - http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f
    >
    > Bob
    >
    >






  5. #5
    Røbert M
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "Scott Nelson - Wash DC" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > I wonder if Mobile to Mobile calls will be treated as such to AT&T v2?
    > Are SprintPCS calls to Virgin Mobile calls treated as MtoM?



    Not likely and no.



  6. #6
    Mike
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    Scott Nelson - Wash DC wrote:
    > I wonder if Mobile to Mobile calls will be treated as such to AT&T v2?
    > Are SprintPCS calls to Virgin Mobile calls treated as MtoM?
    >
    > Or are they going to get their own block of numbers or do they already have
    > that now?
    >
    > Scotty


    You know, I wondered the same thing. According to my bill, Virgin Mobile
    calls don't count as mobile to mobile for Sprint customers.
    -mike



  7. #7
    Bob Smith
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn


    "Nebby00007" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > For those that don't want to copy & paste, here's another link to the

    Reuters
    > article - <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f">http://tinyurl.com/2uc2f</A>
    >
    > Thank you for that.


    You have a problem with your newsreader rendering links. Why is the URL
    showing up twice in the same link? It makes the link useless.

    Bob





  8. #8
    John Richards
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    "Røbert M" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > When and if Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless, they will soon thereafter
    > lose the right to use the AT&T name.
    >
    > AT&T wants to again have its own Wireless brand (so as to have a full
    > suite of services to sell) (as does MCI).
    >
    > To that end like AT&T has reached a deal to sell Wireless services under
    > its own brand name, but use the SprintPCS network, like Virgin Mobile
    > does.
    >
    > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...9&e=2&u=/nm/20
    > 040518/bs_nm/telecoms_sprint_att_dc
    >
    >
    > (cut and paste the link if Outlook Express "breaks it")


    Outlook Express didn't break it. Your news client "MT-NewsWatcher/3.4 (PPC Mac OS X)"
    broke it by inserting a carriage return character after the "/20".

    --

    John Richards




  9. #9
    Garner Miller
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In article <[email protected]>, Bob Smith
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Why don't you use tinyurl.com Phillipe?


    I don't know about him, but a lot of us don't click on URLs that lead
    us down blind alleys. You have NO idea where a tinyurl link will take
    you, be it a porn site or whatnot. At least makeashorterlink.com gives
    you a preview of where you'll be going.

    However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.

    --
    Garner R. Miller
    Manchester, CT =USA=



  10. #10
    Røbert M
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In article <180520041251571308%[email protected]>,
    Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

    > However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    > non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    > anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.


    Outlook Express still fails on those.



  11. #11
    Garner Miller
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Røbert M <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <180520041251571308%[email protected]>,
    > Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    > > non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    > > anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.

    >
    > Outlook Express still fails on those.


    As I said, any NON-braindead newsreader. OE doesn't qualify, I'm
    afraid.

    --
    Garner R. Miller
    Manchester, CT =USA=



  12. #12
    Steven J Sobol
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In alt.cellular R?bert M <[email protected]> wrote:
    > In article <180520041251571308%[email protected]>,
    > Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    >> non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    >> anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.

    >
    > Outlook Express still fails on those.


    Outhouse Distress is a bug-ridden piece of junk.

    He said "non-braindead."

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    Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / [email protected]
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    "someone once called me a sofa, but i didn't feel compelled to rush out and buy
    slip covers." -adam brower * Hiroshima '45, Chernobyl '86, Windows 98/2000/2003



  13. #13
    John Richards
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    "Røbert M" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > In article <180520041251571308%[email protected]>,
    > Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    >> non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    >> anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.

    >
    > Outlook Express still fails on those.


    I have no problem clicking on long URLs, unless they are irretrievably broken
    by the originator.

    John Richards (long-time OE user)




  14. #14
    Michael Arends
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    "Røbert M" wrote:

    >
    > Have you got your Bush $2 gasolene yet?


    $2 Gasoline? How about 2.78 here for premium..
    THANK YOU GWB...



  15. #15
    Røbert M
    Guest

    Re: AT&T Wireless to be reborn

    In article <180520041314564033%[email protected]>,
    Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Røbert M <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > In article <180520041251571308%[email protected]>,
    > > Garner Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > > > However, had he put the long URL in angle-brackets <like this>, any
    > > > non-braindead usenet reader would have made the whole thing clickable
    > > > anyway. That'd be the simplest option for everyone.

    > >
    > > Outlook Express still fails on those.

    >
    > As I said, any NON-braindead newsreader. OE doesn't qualify, I'm
    > afraid.


    We have posters here who get upset if anyone suggests they use anything
    else.



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